Forge



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J. F. WINGI-IELL.

FORGE. N0. 298,718.

Patented May 13, 1884.

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lllnirnn @rares Partnr JAMES F. VINCHELL,V OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

FGRGE.

` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,718, dated May 13, 1884.

Application lcd September T, 1883.

To (LZZ whom it may concern/f Be it known that I, .IAMEs F. W INcHnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Forges; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to let- .ters or iigures oi' reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of an end elevation of the forge. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the grip-clutch and rim-iiange gear-wheel, and Fig. 4 is a view of the lever-joint.

This invention has relation to forges and furnaces, either portable or stationary; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates the top plate ofthe forge. The top plate, c, is mounted on legs c, suitably braced to give it strength.

d designates a fan-case secured to the top plate, or in any other suitable place, which carries the fan e on the fan-shaft f.

g is a band-wheel 011 a pinioirshaft, h, and is connected by a belt to the fan-shaft.

i'. designates a bracket secured to the legs of the forge, and furnishes the bearings for the pinion-shaft and the rim-tlange gearwheel 7c. rI he teeth of the rim-flange gearwhecl k engage a pinion, Z, on the pinion-shaft (No model.)

h. The wheel k is operated by a swinging grip-clutch, m, the jaws of which engage the rim-tlangea of the wheel 7c, the swinging gripclutch being operated by `a lever, 0, fulcrurned to the side ofthe forge, and connected to the swinging gripvelutch in any suitable manner, as by the rod p and knuckle-joint q.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a forge, the combinationwith the fan and its shaft, of the band-wheel and belt connecting said wheel with the fan-shaft, the pinion Z, journaled in the adjustable bracket z', and the rim-flanged gear-wheel, with mechanism for operating the saine, substantially as specified.

2. In a forge, substantially as shown and described, the combination, with the rimflanged gear-wheel 7c, ofthe grip-clutch m, convsisting of an arm journalcd to the axle of said gear-wheel, and extending downward to the periphery thereof, where it is pivotally connected with aswinging arm provided at its upper end with inwardlyprojecting jaws for gripping the iiange, and at its lower end with a slot for connecting, by means of the knucklejoint q, with the bent rod p, which is connected with the lever o, whereby motion may be communicated to mechanism for operating the fan, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I atl-1X my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES F. VINGHELL.

Vitnesses:

Trino. MUNGEN, JOHN D. Monnow. 

